Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a humanist worldview published by the American Humanist Association (AHA). They are the original Humanist Manifesto (1933, often referred to as Humanist Manifesto I), the Humanist Manifesto II (1973), and Humanism and Its Aspirations (2003, aka Humanist Manifesto III). The manifesto originally arose from religious humanism, though secular humanists also signed. A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. ... Humanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The American Humanist Association is an American Humanist group serving both secular and religious humanists, but tending to favor secularism. ... Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a secular humanist worldview. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a secular humanist worldview. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Humanism and Its Aspirations subtitled Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933 is the most recent of the Humanist Manifestoes published by the American Humanist Association (AHA). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Religious humanism, is an integration of religious rituals with humanistic philosophy that centers on human needs, interests, and abilities. ... Secular humanism is that branch of philosophy that advocates the use of reason, compassion, scientific inquiry, ethics, justice and equality in addressing issues of a worldview centered upon human beings. ...

The central theme of all three is the elaboration of a philosophy and value system which does not include belief in a personal God or any higher power, although the three differ considerably in their tone, form, and ambition. Each has been signed at its launch by various prominent academics and others who are in general agreement with its principles. These five broad types of question are called analytical or logical, epistemological, ethical, metaphysical, and aesthetic respectively. ... God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being believed by monotheistic religions to exist and to be the creator and ruler of the Universe. ...

In addition, there is a similar document entitled A Secular Humanist Declaration published in 1980 by the Council for Secular Humanism. A Secular Humanist Declaration was an argument for and statement of belief in Democratic Secular Humanism. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Council for Secular Humanism (originally the Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism) is the only exclusively secular humanist organization in the USA. Unlike the American Humanist Association, the Council for Secular Humanism does not call itself religious and has never claimed tax-exemption as a religious organization. ...

Humanist Manifesto I

Main article: Humanist Manifesto I

The first manifesto, entitled simply Humanist Manifesto, was written in 1933 primarily by Raymond Bragg and was published with thirty-four signatories. Unlike the later ones, the first manifesto talked of a new "religion", and referred to humanism as a religious movement meant to transcend and replace previous, deity-based religions. The document outlines a fifteen-point belief system, which, in addition to a secular outlook, opposes "acquisitive and profit-motivated society" and outlines a worldwide egalitarian society based on voluntary mutual cooperation. Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a secular humanist worldview. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Raymond Bennett Bragg (1902-1979) was an American Unitarian minister who played a key role in the writing of the Humanist Manifesto. ...

Humanist Manifesto II

Main article: Humanist Manifesto II

The second manifesto was written in 1973 by Paul Kurtz and Edwin H. Wilson, and was intended to update the previous one. It begins with a statement that the excesses of Nazism and world war had made the first seem "far too optimistic", and indicated a more hardheaded and realistic approach in its seventeen-point statement, which was much longer and more elaborate than the previous version. Nevertheless, much of the unbridled optimism of the first remained, with hopes stated that war would become obsolete and poverty would be eliminated. Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a secular humanist worldview. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Paul Kurtz (born February 12, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey) is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), but is best known for prominent role in the American skeptical community. ... Edwin Henry Wilson (August 23, 1898 - March 26, 1993) was an American Unitarian leader and humanist who helped draught the Humanist Manifesto of 1973. ... The term National Socialism has been used in self-description by a number of different political groups and ideologies and, some of which have no connection with the Nazis; see National socialism (disambiguation). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ...

Many of the proposals in the document, such as opposition to racism and weapons of mass destruction and support of strong human rights, are fairly uncontroversial, and its prescriptions that divorce and birth control should be legal and that technology can improve life are widely accepted today in the Western world. Furthermore, its proposal of an international court has since been implemented. However, in addition to its rejection of religion, various controversial stances are strongly supported, notably the right to abortion. An African-American man drinks out of the colored only water fountain at a racially segregated streetcar terminal in the United States in 1939. ... Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) generally include nuclear, biological, chemical and, increasingly, radiological weapons. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody... Birth control is a regimen of one or more extra actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant. ... See also: Innovation By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... The Western World The term Western world or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ. The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ...

Initially published with a small number of signatures, the document was circulated and gained thousands more, and indeed the AHA website encourages visitors to add their own name. A provision at the end that the signators do "not necessarily endors[e] every detail" of the document, but only its broad vision, no doubt helped many overcome reservations about attaching their name.

One of the oft-quoted lines that comes from this manifesto is, "No deity will save us; we must save ourselves."

A Secular Humanist Declaration

Main article: A Secular Humanist Declaration

In 1980, the Council for Secular Humanism, founded by Paul Kurtz, which is typically more secular in its outlook than the AHA published what is in effect its manifesto, entitled A Secular Humanist Declaration. It has as its main points: A Secular Humanist Declaration was an argument for and statement of belief in Democratic Secular Humanism. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Council for Secular Humanism (originally the Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism) is the only exclusively secular humanist organization in the USA. Unlike the American Humanist Association, the Council for Secular Humanism does not call itself religious and has never claimed tax-exemption as a religious organization. ... Paul Kurtz (born February 12, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey) is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), but is best known for prominent role in the American skeptical community. ... A Secular Humanist Declaration was an argument for and statement of belief in Democratic Secular Humanism. ...

1. Free Inquiry
2. Separation Of Church And State
3. The Ideal Of Freedom
4. Ethics Based On Critical Intelligence
5. Moral Education
6. Religious Skepticism
7. Reason
8. Science And Technology
9. Evolution
10. Education

Humanist Manifesto 2000

Humanist Manifesto 2000: A Call for New Planetary Humanism is a book by Paul Kurtz published in 2000. It differs from the other three in that it is a full-length book rather than essay-length, and was published not by the AHA but by the Council for Secular Humanism which is typically more secular in its outlook. Paul Kurtz (born February 12, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey) is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), but is best known for prominent role in the American skeptical community. ... The Council for Secular Humanism (originally the Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism) is the only exclusively secular humanist organization in the USA. Unlike the American Humanist Association, the Council for Secular Humanism does not call itself religious and has never claimed tax-exemption as a religious organization. ...

• ISBN 157392783X

Humanist Manifesto III

Main article: Humanism and Its Aspirations

Humanism and Its Aspirations, subtitled Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933, was published in 2003 by the AHA, which apparently wrote it by committee [1]. It is not clear to what extent the new document has been accepted as the "successor" to the previous ones. Humanism and Its Aspirations subtitled Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933 is the most recent of the Humanist Manifestoes published by the American Humanist Association (AHA). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The newest one is much shorter, listing six primary beliefs, which echo themes from its predecessors:

• Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis. (See empiricism.)
• Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change.
• Ethical values are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience. (See ethical naturalism.)
• Life’s fulfillment emerges from individual participation in the service of humane ideals.
• Humans are social by nature and find meaning in relationships.
• Working to benefit society maximizes individual happiness.

Signatories included 21 Nobel laureats. Empiricism (greek εμπειρισμός, from empirical, latin experientia - the experience), is the philosophical doctrine that all human knowledge ultimately comes from the senses and from experience. ... A phylogenetic tree of all living things, based on rRNA gene data, showing the separation of the three domains, bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes, as described initially by Carl Woese. ... Ethics (from Greek ethikos) is the branch of axiology – one of the four major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics, epistemology, and logic – which attempts to understand the nature of morality; to define that which is right from that which is wrong. ... Naturalism, sometimes also called definism, is a theory in meta-ethics that holds that ethical terms can be defined; the meaning of ethical sentences can be given in totally non-ethical terms. ...

External links

• Humanist Manifesto I
• Humanist Manifesto II
• Humanist Manifesto III
• The American Humanist Association
• The Genesis of a Humanist Manifesto by Edwin H. Wilson